White House Press Sec. Sanders defended AG Barr in an interview on TODAYShow, saying he did not make a 'snap judgment' about whether President Trump obstructed justice.
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"It wasn't that he took this upon himself," Sanders continued, referring to Mueller's decision to leave it up to Barr to decide whether the evidence presented in the report amounted to a criminal offense."That's the process of the law. When the special counsel couldn't make a decision, couldn't make a final determination, they refer that to the attorney general to make that decision.
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